# metabias

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A biasing factor, such as publication bias, that results in the available data becoming artificially skewed.

## Etymology
From meta- + bias.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/metabias